Ballet Master Mikhail Fokine, creating the choreography of
his romantic ballet Chopiniana (Les Sylphides), has tried to return a
conditionality of classical ballet dance to its highest level of development.

Fokine describes
his staging as a reverie romantique - romantic reverie", revealing thatSylphidesis his dream of
poesy, melancholy and craving for something unattainable that offers a romantic
ballet. Author confirms that art must be formed by emotions and feelings and
not buy human though.

November 8, at
Latvian National Opera, choreography of
Mikhail Fokine performed by 23 students of Riga Choreography School and
a ballet soloist Zigmārs Kirilko conjured a romantic atmosphere of Frederic
Chopins music commemorating the 200th of composer.

Frederic Chopin.
Ballet Chopiniana

Choreographer  Mikhail Fokine

Staging  Regīna
Kaupuža

Repetitor  Zane
Lieldidža

Stage Lightings  Kārlis Kaupužs

Stage Design 
Juris Salmanis

Participants:
students of Riga Choreography School and soloists  final year students Jūlija
Brauer, Annija Kopštāle, 2nd year student Paulīne Druka and Latvian
National Opera ballet soloist Zigmārs Kirilko.

From 20 September to 2 October Riga Choreography School organizes master classes of classical dance. Within the project Professional development of masters of culture education
Nr. 2009/0208/1DP/1.2.1.1.2/09/IPIA/VIAA/005

the workshop will be hold by lecturer Joёlle Mazet, representing the French school of ballet.

On September 10 Riga Choreography School received a guest from Georgia, wife of actual Minister of Foreign Affairs Nina Ananiashvili. Being likewise ballerina and artistic director of the National Ballet Ensemble of Georgia, she participated at 2d grades classes of classical dance by teacher Zane Lieldidža-Kolbina.

From 31 May 31 till 3 June 2010 Royal Academy of Dance offered master classes of training methodology of classical dance. Classes of Royal Academy of Dance Examination Syllabus for 2d and 3d grade students were conducted by ex Australian ballet dancer Ramona Rata Zakarevicius.

May 21 Ints Dālderis, Minister of Culture awarded 39 students with Prize of Ministry of Culture for achievements at international art competitions, exhibitions and displays.About 30 teachers and concert masters received a gratitude for their investment in educating.

Ceremony took place in Organ Hall of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian
Academy of
Music.

10  11 March 2010 Riga Choreography School organized a workshop of Alexander Pereda, a ballet dancer and pedagogue from Cuba.
Alexander Pereda has learned at The Cuban National Ballet School and performed with several dance companies in South America and Europe. Pereda has worked as the pedagogue-repetitor in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria.
Currently, he performs this post at Royal Swedish Opera (Stockholm) and in Royal Swedish Ballet School, invited as a guest pedagogue at The Latvian National Opera.

This is the fourth year when the spring enters in Riga Choreography School with the impressive spirit of competition Classical Dance Variation. Also this year the 2  5 grades students in addition of curricular activities had the opportunity to prepare themselves, develop and improve their dance skills with the school program.

More information about the rules of the competition, process and results in Semināri/Konkursi

The Evening of Classical Variation of 6 March 2010 could safely be called the creativity show of I  III years students of Riga Choreography School.
As in other years, the prospective ballet artists expressed themselves in a creative, dynamic and compelling dance. Photos

WORKSHOP OF CLASSICAL DANCE

25  27 January 2010 Riga Choreography School organized a workshop of classical dance, attended by 3  5 grade and I-III year students and school pedagogues.

The workshop was conducted by professor of Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and dean of Faculty of improvement of professional skills M Gribanova.

As well within the workshop was conducted an open- hour by 2nd grade students (ped. Z.Lieldidža  Kolbina).

The Workshop was organized thanks to the support of Guild of Latvian Ballet and Dance (president of the board of GLBD R. Kaupuža)

We congratulate prizewinners at Ballet concourse of
Grasse,
France: Alise Prudāne with 1st place and GRAND PRIX of City of Grasse, Ieva Rācene  2nd place and regional reward and their pedagogue Rita Harlapa!

2009, 16 September contract
between the Education and Science Ministry and the Riga Choreography School on cooperation in the European Social Fund, the program
"Human Resources and Employment",
Appendix 1.2.1.1.4. sub-activitie
"Initial vocational education more attractive"
the project "Initial vocational education more attractive"
Contract no. 2009/0001/1DP/1.2.1.1.4/08/IPIA/VIAA/001
implementation.